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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 67, 19 March 1936, Page 7

WILL ATTEND

German Reply to League FOOTING OF EQUALITY FACILITIES FOR STATING CASE [ British Official Wireless. J RUGBY, March 17. The meeting of the League Council this afternoon was preceded by a meeting of the Locarno Powers this morning, which lasted for 90 minutes, and by diplomatic exchanges between Berlin and London, which bore fruit later today when the German Government advised the League Secre-tary-General that it would send a representative to the Council. The German Foreign Minister this morning saw the British Ambassador in Berlin and informed him that the German Government expected the British Gorernment to do its utmost in the circumstances of the case to bring about at the proper time a discussion with interested Powers on the German proposals for the establishment of European peace on a new basis. The Ambassador communicated with the British Government, which later replied to the German Government in the following terms: — “His Majesty’s Government is doing, and will continue to do. its utmost to find a means of bringing about a peaceful and satisfactory settlement of the present difficulties. It is clear to IBs Majesty’s Government that the proposals of the ( haneellor, as well as any proposals made by other parties concerned, must discussed at the proper time. The German Government will appreciate, however, that it is not passible for His Majesty’s Government to give any more explicit undertaking at this stage. Von Ribbentrop as Delegate. At the end of the afternoon the League Secretariat received a reply from the German Government to the telegram sent yesterday informing it that its representative would sit on a footing of equality with other members of the Council. The reply stated that the German Ambassador. Herr von Ribbentrop, would represent the the. German Government on the Council in examination of the question raised by the Belgian and French Governments, and that he would be available from Thursday morning onwarus. When the Council met in public this evening the President (Mr. Stanley Bruce i said he had seen the German Ambassador in London and had urged him to expedite the arrival of the German representative in time for to-mor-row’s meeting, and that the Ambassador was submitting the request tn Berlin. The League Council met in private at 3.31) p.m.. ami later went into secret session. Ar a public session, which opened at 5.40 p.m.. statements were made by the Turkish. Russian, ami Chilean members with reference to the jesolution introduc'd last night by the French ;.nd Belgian delegates. The Chilean member spoke in favour of reference of the question to the Hague Court for an advisory opinion. The Council adjourned till tomorrow afternoon. A vote on the Franeo-Belgian resolution v ill net be taken till Thursday, and the German representative wJI hate full facilities for stating t ic G rman case. PREV ALENT WAR TALK MOKS VETERAN'S SUICIDE LONDON. March 17. A result of tne prevalent ■war talk ha» been lite j-uieide of a Mons veteran, Mr. < harlcs Pearce, whose leg was amputated as t le result of war u»>un.i> in 1910. He kept a small store in K-n-hm. The leo. cupaand he hnngc! himself, leaving a note raying: “I can’t bear the pain of an His wife Maned that war talk had upset him. He felt that all the sufferof hih If an.! others had been in tain. VATICAN’S OFFER INTERMEDIARY IN DISPUTE. Rc. eived Mandi IS. 10.25 p.m. LONDON, March 18. The Paia! Nunci). Monsignor Orsenigo, called at the Foreign Office and offered the Vati.-an’s aid as intermediary the Rhine) nd dispute. Thin offer is deemed unlikely to be ac- • epted after the publication of the article in the Osservatore Romano condemning Herr Hitler’s methods.